Category Archives: boatlogger

Yesterday was National Day here in Singapore (happy birthday Singapore) so instead of working, Charlene and I headed over to the boat to accomplish some stuff. I’m still on light duty so mostly I spent the day measuring, identifying, and … Continue reading →

Something I was pondering and tinkering with briefly just before leaving for Tioman was how to gather weather imagery (e.g., weather radar, surface wind predictions, etc) while underway, in a way that’s reasonably bandwidth friendly since bandwidth is almost always … Continue reading →

Early this week I got a BeagleBoard-xM and some other parts in the mail, to use as the main logging/display computer in the boatlogger project Lee and I are working on. It’s a pretty cool little machine: 1GHz ARM CPU … Continue reading →

Last week was my first week on my new three-day part time work schedule. I was hoping to spend Thursday on some work for the boatlogger project but instead ended up organizing and dealing with tax issues all day. Friday … Continue reading →

I spoke with the electrician yesterday. He ordered a variety of parts, but the AC/DC panels won’t ship from the factory until October 8, so he won’t be able to do much work on the electrical system until then. Another … Continue reading →

We are Charlene and Kris, a Singaporean and American couple living in SE Asia. Oia is our boat. She's a 40' sloop outfitted for cruising; she has lain in Singapore for a couple years and is now nearly ready for some real sailing. This blog is about the trials, tribulations, and adventures of learning more about Oia, living on a boat, and sailing in Southeast Asia!